November 25, 2002 at 12:00 am #35708
Senetra28027
Participant
I don’t think you’re stingy, but don’t assume that people are poor and/or homeless by choice. Nobody wants to be, either. Statistically, more women and children are homeless than anyone else, and children are the nation’s fastest-growing poor population. A lot of the homeless are veterans. I think it says a lot about our society in general about who is ‘allowed’ to be homeless. Many people work very hard at low-paying jobs, sometimes more than one, to make ends meet. It’s not because they’re lazy or stupid. Bad things happen, people lose their jobs, people get sick. Homelessness can happen for a number of reasons. You never know for what reason that person is standing on the corner begging for money.